Celebrity illusionist David Blaine has become a first-time father after a nervous dash to the hospital in the snow when his fiancee went into labor during a blizzard.

The magician's partner, French model Alizee Guinochet, began experiencing contractions last Wednesday night just as heavy snow fell on their home in New York City. The couple headed out into the street in an attempt to hail a cab, but after failing to find a taxi, Blaine flagged down a passing snowplough and asked the driver to take them to a hospital.

A source tells New York Post gossip column Page Six, "The doorman and peo...

Celebrity illusionist David Blaine is set to experience the magic of fatherhood next year - he's expecting a baby with his fiancee Alizee Guinochet.

The endurance expert revealed he is expecting his first child with the French beauty at a recent rooftop cancer benefit hosted by ASmallWorld.com mogul Patrick Liotard-Vogt, according to the New York Post.

And Blaine can't wait to teach the child some of his many tricks, reportedly telling guests, "The baby is probably already practicing the breath hold!"

CHICAGO (AP) - He spent 44 days suspended from a glass box by the River Thames in London. He was buried alive for a week in a see-through coffin in New York.

Magician David Blaine's latest feat of endurance likely will last less than 17 minutes, but he's planning to do it in front of talk show queen Oprah Winfrey - and her audience of millions.

Blaine on Wednesday will try to break the world record for breath-holding during a live broadcast of ''The Oprah Winfrey Show,'' less than two years after going into convulsions during a similar attempt.

Illusionist David Blaine will reportedly attempt his failed breath-holding stunt for a second time. The magician passed out and was rushed to a hospital on Monday after he tried to break a world record by holding his breath under water for nine minutes.

The 33-year-old had to undergo a brain scan after he was pulled from the water nearly unconscious after 7 minutes - just under two minutes short of the record.

However, Blaine will attempt the stunt again, only this time he will not spend a week in a water tank beforehand, like he did last time. Dr. Murat Gunel, the head of Blaine'...

LATEST: Illusionist David Blaine is undergoing a grueling training schedule to prepare for his most difficult stunt ever. Blaine will attempt to hold his breath underwater for nine minutes - longer than any human being - while living in a human aquarium for a week. The current world record for a person holding one's breath underwater is eight minutes, 58 seconds.

"David Blaine: Drowned Alive" will be broadcast live on ABC on May 8 from New York City's Lincoln Center where a special aquarium is being built.

He explains, "I've been breaking my system down daily, so it's been tough...